Violent storm devastated Ahrensfelde - help urgently needed!

Violent storm devastated Ahrensfelde - help urgently needed!

With a violent storm that broke out over Ahrensfelde on June 23, 2025, the region was hit violently by strong gusts of wind. The effects were significant for the residents of the community: fallen trees, damaged roofs and numerous other property damage shaped the street scene in several districts. The municipality of Ahrensfelde is particularly affected, which now calls for help. As barnim-aktuell.de , the volunteer fire brigades of the municipality are in constant use to systematically process the damage.

The operations management coordinates all measures centrally and prioritizes the operations according to urgency. Citizens are called up to report damage on public terrain using an online form so that a comprehensive overview of the Situation can be obtained. The municipality has also published security instructions. Citizens should exercise caution when using walking and cycling paths and report falling branches and danger spots. In acute dangerous situations, the fire brigade recommends choosing the emergency call under 112.

a region in turmoil

With the storm low Ziros, which reached Berlin and Brandenburg on June 24th, the problems increased. The region fights with numerous fallen trees and falling branches. Tragically there was a death in Berlin when a woman was killed by a falling branch in her car. In Ahrensfelde too, the fire brigades with 80 emergency services were active and were able to carry out the clean -up work by June 24 at noon, but to report without major damage on private property. The neighboring town of Bernau recorded 29 missions, whereby there were only fallen branches and no major damage was reported.

The residents express criticism of tree care in Ahrensfelde, which re -sparked the discussion about the drought of the past few months. The fire chief contradicts the allegations and points out that the current weather conditions are the main cause of the many fallen trees, as well as on MOZ.de

A look at the numbers

These unfortunate events are reminiscent of the general trends of storm and hail damage in Germany. A current analysis of the damage shows that the region is not alone: ​​The cumulatory events of storm and hail damage are regularly updated in the brochure "Data service to the natural hazard report 2024". The average amount of damage can also be queried in conspicuous circles, such as "https://www.gdv.de/gdv/statistik/daterservicee-zum-naturfahrenreport/sachsversicherung-sturm-hagel/wo-unwetter-in-deisten-meisten-schaeden--dv.de can be read.

The municipality of Ahrensfelde hopes for the solidarity of its citizens and neighbors to manage the damage together and enable a reconstruction. In times like these, once again it shows how important strong cooperation is to master the challenges of nature.